Corporate Thieves A Threat To U.s.

We Americans are facing two threats. Al-Qaida is one and thieving corporate executives are the other.

There is no doubt that the former is far more compelling as a risk, but let us not minimize the effects of the latter. Our very way of life is at risk.

Who among us is prepared to look at corporate America and say we believe that our investments, savings and jobs are not at stake? We must deal with these criminals as harshly as the law allows. If the law is not harsh enough, then let's change the law. Legislators, are you listening?

These thieves are using the very money they stole from the public to hire lawyers who have the skills and resources to bury our civil servants who are still honing their talents and abilities.

The thievery must be stopped. Put these liars, cheats and thieves in jail. If found guilty, take all their money and place them in jail forever. They have destroyed people's lives. They deserve to have their lives destroyed.

Michael Milken was fined $500 million and spent some time in jail. How meaningful was that fine to a man who is worth more than a billion? Did it change his way of life? I don't think so.

Now ask what happened to the people who lost their life savings in the investments Milken had a hand in. What has happened to the people who placed their life savings and retirement in the hands of those who ran Enron and WorldCom? Need I say more? Congressmen, are you listening? We need some champions to restore our way of life and put the fear of the law (because there is obviously no fear of God) into the men and women that run the business of this nation.